2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg 100 Big 12 Big 12 13 13 24–11 12–6 Lon Kruger 4th Steve Henson Lew Hill Chris Crutchfield Lloyd Noble Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fourth season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Albany in the second round and Dayton in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan State. Previous season The 2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners finished the season with an overall record of 23–10, with a record of 12–6 in the Big 12 play to finish in second place. In the 2014 Big 12 tournament, the Sooners were defeated by Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to North Dakota State. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tyler Neal 15 F 6'7" 231 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated Cameron Clark 21 G 6'7" 209 Senior Sherman, TX Graduated Je'lon Hornbeak 5 G 6'4" 186 Sophomore Arlington, TX Transferred to Monmouth Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dinjiyl Walker 2 G 6'2" 195 Junior Vaughan, ON Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College. TaShawn Thomas 35 F 6'8" 242 Senior Killeen, TX Transferred from Houston. Thomas was declared eligible by NCAA for the entire 2014-15 season on November 15, 2014. Recruits no no 2014 Dante Buford F Jacksonville, FL Arlington Country Day School 6 7 209 November 7, 2013 3 3 4 4 Khadeem Lattin C Houston, TX Redemption Christian Homeschool Academy 6 9 190 October 24, 2013 3 3 4 4 Jamuni McNeace C Allen, TX Allen 6 10 200 October 6, 2013 NR 3 3 NR Bola Alade G Plano, TX John Paul II 6 5 185 March 4, 2014 NR NR NR NR 2014 Oklahoma 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Oklahoma Basketball Commits ESPN oklahoma 146 201 June 5, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Oklahoma Sooners y yes Ryan Spangler 00 F 6 8 235 jr yes Bridge Creek, OK Bridge CreekGonzaga y Frank Booker Jr. y 1 G 6 4 193 so Augusta, GA Westside Dinjiyl Walker 2 G 6 1 197 jr Vaughan, ON Iowa Western CC Jamuni McNeace 4 C 6 10 202 fr Allen, TX Allen Jordan Woodard 10 G 6 0 189 so Arcadia, OK Edmond Memorial y Isaiah Cousins y 11 G 6 4 192 jr Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon Khadeem Lattin 12 F 6 9 201 fr Houston, TX Redemption Christian Homeschool Acad. James Fraschilla 13 G 5 10 154 sr Dallas, TX Highland Park Bola Alade 14 G 6 4 192 fr Plano, TX John Paul II Dante Buford 21 F 6 7 205 fr Jacksonville, FL Arlington Country Day Daniel Harper 22 G 6 1 182 so yes Norman, OK Norman Buddy Hield y 24 G 6 3 212 jr Freeport, Bahamas Sunrise Christian Academy C. J. Cole 25 F 6 7 235 so y Sperry, OK Sperry D. J. Bennett 31 F 6 8 202 sr y Chicago, IL Indian Hills CC TaShawn Thomas y 35 F 6 8 242 sr Killen, TX Houston Austin Mankin 41 F 6 7 201 so Coppell, TX Coppell Trey Slate 45 G 6 1 205 so Gore, OK Gore Lon Kruger (Kansas State) Steve Henson (Kansas State) Lew Hill (Wichita State) Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha) http://www.soonersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&SPID=127260&SPSID=750394 Schedule http://www.soonersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&SPID=127260&SPSID=750387 Men's Basketball yes |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Exhibition 11/07/2014 7:00 pm yes 19 Washburn Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 73–48 13,023 11/11/2014 7:00 pm yes 19 SW Oklahoma State McCasland Field House Norman, OK SSTV 78–37 2,605 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Non-conference Regular Season 11/16/2014 2:00 pm yes 19 Southeastern Louisiana Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 78–53 9,626 1–0 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 18 Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 63–65 17,393 1–1 11/23/2014 2:00 pm yes 18 Northwestern State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 90–68 10,056 2–1 11/26/2014 1:30 pm yes yes UCLA 22 Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals ESPN2 75–65 2,174 3–1 11/27/2014 12:00 pm yes yes Butler Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals ESPN 59–46 2,107 4–1 11/28/2014 3:30 p.m. yes yes Wisconsin 2 Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis championship ESPN 56–69 2,667 4–2 12/05/2014 8:30 pm yes 22 Missouri Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPNU 82–63 11,652 5–2 12/13/2014 1:30 pm yes yes 16 Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK CBSSN 87–68 6,885 6–2 12/16/2014 6:00 pm yes 15 Oral Roberts Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 85–53 9,713 7–2 12/20/2014 8:00 pm yes yes 15 Washington 16 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV MGM Grand Garden Showcase ESPNU 67–69 N/A 7–3 12/22/2014 7:00 pm yes 19 Weber State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 85–51 10,645 8–3 12/31/2014 4:00 pm yes 18 George Mason Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 61–43 10,597 9–3 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Regular Season 01/03/2015 3:00 pm 18 Baylor 22 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 73–63 12,322 10–3 (1–0) 01/05/2015 8:00 pm yes 16 Texas 10 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 70–49 12,625 11–3 (2–0) 01/10/2015 6:00 pm 16 Kansas State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 63–66 12,426 11–4 (2–1) 01/13/2015 6:00 pm yes 18 West Virginia 16 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNews 65–86 9,196 11–5 (2–2) 01/17/2015 6:00 pm 18 Oklahoma State 24 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Bedlam Series ESPN2 82–65 12,730 12–5 (3–2) 01/19/2015 8:00 pm yes 19 Kansas 11 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 78–85 16,300 12–6 (3–3) 01/24/2015 5:00 pm yes 19 Baylor 21 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 58–69 8,753 12–7 (3–4) 01/28/2015 6:30 pm 24 Texas Tech Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNews 81–36 9,857 13–7 (4–4) 01/31/2015 7:00 pm yes 24 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Bedlam Series ESPN2 64–56 13,611 14–7 (5–4) 02/03/2015 7:00 pm 21 West Virginia 15 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 71–52 10,154 15–7 (6–4) 02/07/2015 2:00 pm yes 21 TCU Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX ESPNews 68–56 4,500 16–7 (7–4) 02/09/2015 8:00 pm 17 Iowa State 14 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 94–83 11,099 17–7 (8–4) 02/14/2015 7:00 pm yes 17 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN2 56–59 12,528 17–8 (8–5) 02/17/2015 8:00 pm 17 Texas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 71–69 11,413 18–8 (9–5) 02/21/2015 11:00 am yes 17 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews 79–75 OT 6,761 19–8 (10–5) 02/28/2015 1:00 pm 16 TCU Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 67–60 5,091 20–8 (11–5) 03/02/2015 8:00 pm yes 15 Iowa State 17 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN 70–77 14,384 20–9 (11–6) 03/07/2015 3:00 pm 15 Kansas 9 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 75–73 12,104 21–9 (12–6) |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Tournament 03/12/2015 8:00 pm yes 15 Oklahoma State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPNU 64–49 18,972 22–9 03/13/2015 8:00 pm yes 15 Iowa State 13 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals ESPN2 65–67 18,972 22–10 |-– ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 6:27 pm yes yes 13 (3 E) (14 E) Albany Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second round truTV 69–60 17,584 23–10 03/22/2015 5:10 pm yes yes 13 (3 E) (11 E) Dayton Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Third round TNT 72–66 19,115 24–10 03/27/2015 9:07 pm yes yes 13 (3 E) Michigan State 23 (7 E) Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Sweet Sixteen TBS 58–62 24,453 24–11 AP Poll Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 19 18 RV 22 16 15 19 18 16 18 19 24 21 17 17 16 15 15 13 n/a Coaches 19 18 21 20 15 15 20 21 18 18 20 RV 21 17 17т 17 15 14 15 13 References Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Oklahoma